SB 22 — Revises provisions relating to the publication of legal notices. (BDR 19-390)

(ReprintedSenate withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 20, 2023) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

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22–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE N EVADA A SSOCIATION OF C OUNTIES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2022 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the publication of legal notices.

(BDR 19-390) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law requires the publication of any and all legal notices and advertisements in certain newspapers of general circulation and establishes proceduresof andthis requirementsbill forauthorizes the additional publication of a legal notice or advertisement on the Internet website of such publication.a newspaper.

(NRS 238.020, 238.030) Section 12 of this bill authorizesmakes thea additionalconforming publicationchange ofto aprovide legalthat, noticewith orcertain advertisementexceptions, on the Internet website of such a newspaper.newspaper is a competent means for the publication of legal notices and advertisements.

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Existing(NRS law238.060) providesSection that3 wheneverof anythis legalbill noticeprovides orthat advertisementif isa required by law to be given by publication, with certain exceptions, the legal notice or advertisement mustis be published aton least once a week, consecutively, for not less than the fullInternet periodwebsite of time so required in a qualified, legal and competent newspaper.newspaper:

(NRS 238.060) Section 3 of this bill provides that if a legal notice or competent newspaper:

and (2) the legal notice or advertisement shall be deemed sufficient provided that the legalcompetent noticenewspaper.rtisement or advertisement is printed and published in a qualified, legal and competentExisting newspaper.law provides that any and every legal notice or advertisement that is published in a newspaper in violation of certain provisions of law is void.

-(NRS *SB22_R1*238.080) –Section 24 –of Existingthis lawbill provides that any and every legal notice or advertisement thatpublished ison publishedan inInternet website maintained by a newspaper in violation of certain provisions of law is void.

(NRSEXPLANATION advertisement– publishedMatter on an Internet website maintained by a newspaper in violationbolded ofitalics certain provisions of law is void.new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – (a) Triweekly, semiweekly, weekly, or semimonthly, shall have been so published in the county, continuously and uninterruptedly, during the period of at least 104 consecutive weeks next prior to the first issue thereof containing any such legal notice or advertisement.

(b) Daily, shall have been so published in the county, uninterruptedly and continuously, during the period of at least 1 year next prior to the first issue thereof containing any such legal notice or advertisement.

[3.]publication 4.if any of the following conditions maintain:egal (a) If by reason of a strike or other good cause it should suspend publication;

A newspaper shall not lose its rights as a legal publication if any of the following conditions maintain:

- *SB22_R1* – 3 – (a) If by reason of a strike or other good cause it should suspend publication;

If in any county in this State there shall not have been published therein any newspaper or newspapers for the prescribed - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – period, at the time when any such legal notice or advertisement is required to be published, then such legal notice or advertisement may be published [in] :

(a) In any newspaper or newspapers having a general circulation andand5.] printed; and published in whole or in part in the county [.

5.]andand ;published in whole or in part in the county [.

and (b) On the Internet website of any newspaper or newspapers having a general circulation and printed and published in whole or in part in the county.

Whenever any legal notice or advertisement is required by law to be given by publication, unless otherwise specified, such provision shall be satisfied , except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, by publishing the required legal notice or advertisement, at least once a week, consecutively, for not less than the full period of time so required in a qualified, legal and competent newspaper.

-2. *SB22_R1* – 4 – Internet website of a qualified, legal and competent newspaper:

If a legal notice or advertisement is published on the Internet website of a qualified, legal and competent newspaper:

- 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – Sec.

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